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77 Cards in this Set
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meter
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basic pulsation
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whole step
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made up of two half steps, major 2nd interval
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whole rest
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indicates silence for the duration of four beats
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quarter note
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note value of one beat
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sharp (#)
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raises a pitch one half step
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rhythm
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arrangement of note and rest values
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pentatonic scale
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a five note scale built on the black keys
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major five-finger pattern
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aka major pentachord or pentascale
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treble clef
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indicates pitches of notes, aka G clef because it encircles the second line (G), played by the right hand
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bass clef
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indicates pitches, aka F clef, because 4th staff line (F) is enclosed by the two dots, played by the left hand
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slur
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short curved line-marking indicating the notes are to be played legato
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tie
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curved line connecting two adjacent notes of the same pitch, the second note isn't sounded, but the held for the duration of its value
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ritartando (rit.)
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gradually slowing of the tempo
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drone bass
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accompaniment that repeatedly uses the interval of the fifth
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round
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a melody is played with each new person starting the melody at specific times indicated
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Dorian mode
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pattern of whole steps and half steps formed by the white keys from D to D
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12 bar blues
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twelve 4 beat measures
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glissando
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a sweeping sound produced by pulling one or more fingernails over the keys
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aleatoric
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uses the element of chance in creating a piece
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repeat bar
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indicates the piece should be repeated from the beginning or from wherever there is another repeat bar
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Da Capo al Fine
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means return to the beginning and play to the measure where "fine" appears
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fermata
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sustain note longer than indicated time value
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accidentals
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temporarily added to the body of the piece after the pitches, and are canceled by bar lines
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staccato
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play crisply and detached
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accent sign
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indicates emphasis
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damper pedal
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positioned to the right, used to produce blurred tonal effects
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upbeat
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weak unaccented beat leading to a downbeat
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downbeat
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a strong accented beat
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sforzando (sfz)
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play strongly emphasized
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diminuendo (dim.)
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gradually play softer
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presto
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very rapidly
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vivace
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vivacious, spirited
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adagio
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leisurely, at ease
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andantino
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somewhat slower than a walking pace
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lento
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slow
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largo
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broad
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grave
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solemn; very slow
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a tempo
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return to original tempo
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meno mosso
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w/ less movement/motion
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piu mosso
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w/ more movement/motion
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rubato
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'rob' another tempo or time
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rallentando (rall.)
ritardando (rit., ritard.) |
gradually slow tempo
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ritenuto (riten.)
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immediately slowing a tempo
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fine
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@ the end of a composition
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cantabile
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in singing style
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coda
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a concluding sections, a few measures, at the end of a piece
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Da capo al fine (D.C. al fine)
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repeat from the beginning to the end (fine)
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con moto
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with motion
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Da capo (D.C.)
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repeat from the beginning
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Da capo al coda
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repeat from beginning, play to and end with the coda
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giocoso
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humorously playfully
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grazioso
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gracefully
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intenzionato
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in a deliberate manner
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lunga
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long
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maestoso
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majestically
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marcato
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marked; stressed
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marziale
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in a march-like manner
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molto
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much
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mosso
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with motion
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pesante
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heavily
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piu
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more
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risoluto
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boldly
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scherzando
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playfully
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senza
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without
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simile
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in the same manner; similarly
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sostenuto
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sustained
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subito
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suddenly at once
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troppo
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much
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una corda
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with pedal
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tremolo
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rapid alternation of two pitches of an interval larger than a second
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trill (tr)
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even alternation of two adjacent notes
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triplet
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group of three notes played in the same time as two notes of the same value
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invert/inversion
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reverse the order/a musical idea presented in contrary motion to its original form
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canon
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one melodic voice/line imitates another
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sequence
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same melodic pattern, different pitch
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a tempo
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return to the original tempo
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imitation
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the repetition of a musical idea in another voice
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